Boston: Meador Publishing Co, 1938. dj. The "heart" of this empire is central California, especially the San Joaquin Delta and Stockton. This begins with a history of Mexican exploration of the area, and continues with the career of Charles M. Weber, the discovery of gold, and gold mining, the development of mail service with Wells Fargo - and Black Bart's last holdup - and includes a final chapter on the bridges of the San Francisco Bay. Illustrated with 20 plates, including one folding map. Edited by James A. Metcalf with the Spanish terms, phrases and translations edited by Marie Aldazabal. INSCRIBED on the title page with the comment that this copy is one of 300 from the first run of the first printing, and dated in 1939. Bibliography. 319 pp.

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, (1965, c 1957) dj. Hardcover - An omnibus edition containing three complete books: San Francisco is Your Home, San Francisco Kaleidoscope and The Streets of San Francisco. Recounts "seventy-two colorful stories about the men and women, the places and events that have contributed to San Francisco's flamboyant history" - among them Lola Crabtree, Emperor Norton, Jack London, the Chinese cook Jim Lee, Ambrose Bierce, Black Bart and many others. Index. viii, 711 pp.

San Francisco: Anthelion Press, Inc. (1975.). First edition - Stories of the California gold mining towns in the Mother Lode country of the Sierra foothills - both their colorful past, and the often picturesque remains. Among the towns written about are Drytown, Copperopolis, Volcano, Fiddletown, Placerville and more - and the characters include bandits like Murieta and Black Bart, the first baby born at the diggings, as well as the miners themselves. Photographs. 100 pages. ISBN: 0-89185-0058.